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source: HowStuffWorks

Wired’s GeekDad has compiled (with help from his readers) a list of “100 Things Your Kids May Never Know About“…  For example,

2.    Super-8 movies and cine film of all kinds…

33.  Having to delete something to make room on your hard drive…

44.  Filling out an order form by hand, putting it in an envelope and posting it…

70.  Taking turns picking a radio station, or selecting a tape, for everyone to listen to during a long drive…

92.   Writing a check…

The full list is here…  Poignancy is all.

As we dab at our eyes, we might recall that it was on this date in 1965 that Bob Dylan was booed off stage at the Newport Jazz Festival during his first public performance with electric instruments (and a band that included Michael Bloomfield and Al Kooper)… The cat-calling began with his opening number, “Maggie’s Farm,” and continued through three more songs, after which Dylan left the stage. As a peace offering to Pete Seeger and other aggrieved organizers, Dylan returned later to do two acoustic numbers… but the die was cast; thereafter, his career was electrically-powered…

Dylan, breaking the mold (source: Popmatters)